The Sun. — London, England, 1809-11-24 00:00:00

AFFIDAVIT OF RICIIART) STONEJIMER WO 11l IL Richard Stonebewer Illingworth, of Pall-Mall, in the, County of Middlesex, wine-merchant, waked] oath and saith, that in or about the latter end of the month of December last, this deponent was applied tn by Major Dodd, who dealt with this deponent as a \eine-merchant, to give his acceptance to the plain tiff for 5001. on account of Mrs. Clarke, and to take her note for the same sum, which Major Dodd as sure I this deponent Mrs. Clarke would be able to pay w: hen it became due. And this deponent further sail h, that he' was before this time unacquainted n . it 6 the defendant, never having seen him but once ; and that Meajor Dodd proposed as a guarantee to this deponent, to give his• acceptance to this deponent fur esol. and the defendant's acceptance for 2501. bo . h which last mentioned acceptances were to be come due before the acceptances to be given by this (1.-ponent to the plaintiff, bat after the note to be by Mr,s. Clarke shuuid fill due ; and this de poenot norther saith, that having agreed to comply Keith M .jor Do,id's request, he, this deponent, went to \lfs. Clarke. and told her that he came there by t dhsire of the said Major Dodd, and that if six,- w. aild give her note for 5001. lie, this deponent, %vaultl accept the plaintiff's bill for that sum. And this deponent further saith, that Mrs. Clarke did give this deponent her note, dated the 27th of De cember last, tor 5001. payable three months after the • thereof, but kvhich note was never honoured; and that be, tins deponent, thereupon accepted the plaintiff's bill for the said sung of 5001, And this dnponent further saith, that at the time of this depo nent's calling, upon the plaintiff to give his accep tance for the five hundred pounds, he knew nothing of any dealings between the plaintiff and defendant, nor had he ever heard of any investigation about to be instituted by the said defendant in the House of Commons ; nor did the defendant, or the said Major Dodd express any wish that their names should be kept secret. And this deponent further saith, that at he time he called upon the said plaintiff', no con versation passed between the said plaintiff and this deponent, respecting the said defendant or Major I•)edd, nor was either of their names mentioned or r,.terred to in conersation by this*deponent or the stdd pi.dlitiff, for this deponent says he was but a few whittles with the said plaintiff, and merely mentioned to him, that he came to give his acceptance for 5001. on account of Mrs. Clarke. And this deponent further saith, that when he called upon Mrs. Clarke, he acquainted her that he came there at the desire of Major Dodd, and that upon her giving this depo nent her note for 5001. he this deponent would call, as he afterwards did do, and giye the plaintiff his acceptance tor 5001. And this deponent further • that-nothing ever passed between this deponent aed Major Dodd, and Mrs. Clarke, and the plaintiff, r.r any or either of them, from whence this deponent vas induced to believe, or given to understand, that t lie ;,tiLi defendant had ordered, or was indebted, or • in any manner rLspo:isible, to the said plaintiff for tqrnitute scut in by hint to the said house at W , :otteniirne-plac... And this deponent further saith, :`.:at t.e \A as subrl- , ,aed by the said plaintiff on the ill of the said cause, but was not called or examin ed ; net this deponent well recolleets, that the said defleniant vL as anxious that this defendant should be examined uo his behalf. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIE, In conso,quence of the attacks upon my charaaer ji1:1 Tiies, I sent the following statement for in sertion in that Paper; but the Editor having refused to pilot it, I take the liberty of requesting that you will let it appear in THE SUN. I, 3. L. Barrallicr, Naval Engineer and Architect by rt-ofess!on, having observed the erroneous state .. :t: which have a;T,L.ared in the Times News coneething and the ships built after :IR plans, and under my soperinteadance at Mil ford, feel tn) self cliled upon publicly to declare, that being appointed one of the :"..ustants to the Survey ors of his i\Ljesty's Navy, in the year 1796, I have, unren:itting zeal for the service of the British ion, suggested and carried into execution various pl.ms for the improvement of snits of war, which 1, tic folly answered the expe6tations that were tormcd of them : 1.1 1 .11, in 1797, three ships were contraled for to he t:wit at Nitlford, upon wv plan, and under my iiiii“frintendance, by Messrs. Jacobs, builders at Mil namely, a 74 gun-ship (:he Milford), a frigate lie Lavinia), and a sloop of war (the Nautilus) : That, in 1800, Mr. Jacob failed, leaving the when just begun upon, which, with the ma left upon the spot, were estimated, by the tvxdic. of two persons sent to Milford by the Navy li at the sum of 85831.: That, in 1801, the Navy Board determined to go 41.1 With those ships, when I was appointed by them complpte them ; but owing to a very sloW supply of materials they could not , be proceeded on with all he desirable expedition, notwithstanding my con s ant exerliune and repeated representations: That, notwithstanding all the difficulties, theNau taus was launched the I 2th April, 1804 ; the La vinia the kith March, 1806 ; and the Milford the Ist April,.lBo9 : . TlLit the following is an accurate statement of the cost of the three ships, viz. Natitilur, sloop of war vitlia frigate Mii!ord, 74.gutt.ship , Works, l‘c. awarded to Mr. (,;cubs as above To t 2.1 cost A: 6 9 0 5 o 0 19,4 1 5 o' o 35. 818 0 0 ,C 6038 • u 85U3 0 0 i c 7c,72, 1 o o That the following is a comparison of what the silips oft he like class and tonnage as the above, built hj- contra& about the same lime,would have cost the viz. Naritiius • - X 7566 o 0 2S,oA o 0 I avillia 63,* 46 o p 3C s 0 4 , 490 0 0 fr.nd that the adtual expence being only 7 ) .7Z1 0 0 iitord ';r P.rser.ts 3 saving of tpou the three ships abovernentiocel I. L. I: ARRALLI r; R. 233,769 0 9 , NSeft: , - ..,.-.....,,..,,.. 1 , ARRIVED—I Dublin, 2 Watcriorci. Duz—A Gotteubusgli, t Li6ooti, t Cadiz • ritlC - E c)i; ;,;TOCICS T*7B L:ti AT T WE' L E O'CLOCK. Cer.':olS 69 g 70 Red. Ann. - - 69 4 1' i 6 Li QUIS DICiRE F ALUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 24, 1809. Last night we received Spanish Papers to the Ist The inttlftgence they bring is not very in teresting, but they establish one important laa, viz. that as late as 19th ult. General BLAKE'S army remained in its old situaion, and had not been de feated. A bank, however, was speedily expeeled to take place, as the Spaniards were detertnihed, if possible, to effea the relief of Gerona. The En glish fleet, consisting of upwards of :3o sail, was off Barcelona on the 20.11 of fast month. This - account perfectly accords with those which had previously reached us, of the sailing of Lord COLLINGW6OD in search of inst. We felt great pleasure in stating yesterday, that Leiters had been received from Marquis WELLES.. LEY, announcitig his Lordship's acceptance of the office of Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart ment. His Lordship's Letters convey in the strongest terms his Cordial apptobAtion of the late proceedings in his Majesty's Councils. The Marquis in tended to sail tront Cadiz on the Bth inst. in the Dotegni; so that his arrivA in this Country may be hourly e:Tened. No official intelligence has yet reached the Adtni rAlty respecting the battle supposed to have taken place in the Mediterranean; but of the faa that two or three of the French line-of-battle ships have been destroyed, and the convoy taken, we have no doubt. We are strongly inclined to hope that we shall short ly hear of the surrender of Barcelona : that import ant place must have been in the utmost distress to have induced BUONAPARTE to risque so large a por tion of the remnant of his navy for its relief. Yesterday at two dclock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which did not break up till ball-past five. There' were prese,lt tine LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls BATHURST, LivERPOOL, CHAT HAM, and HARaOWBY, Lord MULGRAVE, the CUP. N cELLoR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. ituna, and Mr. IL S. DUNDAS. This day Sir RICHARD STRACHAN will leave town for Walcheren, to superintend the embarkation, of our troops, &c. from that Island. One hundred and fifty canal diggers are embarked for the purpose of cutting down the dykes. It is reported, that 10,000 troops, cavalry and in fantry, with a large detachment of the waggon-train, are to be immediately embarked for Portugal. Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock the remains of the late Marquis of LANSDOWN were (agreeably to the desire expressed by his Lordship a short time previous to his death) deposited in a vault ereeled for the purpose, below the chancel of Paddington church, and in compliance with his Lordship's wish, every part of the procession was conducted with as much plainness as was consistent with the high rank and consequence of his charaaer. A man, last week, C3ine to several people at Sand , representing himself as just come from Flush ing, and a native there, with a cargo of superior smuggled brandy. He brought samples of the brandy, and offered it very cheap ; indeed, so cheap, that Surprise ought to have been excited ; but cheap brandy was not to be resisted. He received orders from several people, and engaged to deliver the brandy on a certain evening. When he brought it, he was observed to be much agitated ; but the sus picion that this ought to have raised was complete ly done away by his broaching the casks, and desiring them to see if the brandy correspond ed 'with the sample, which it did. He was then paid ; and on going away desired the put chasers to put the brandy in a secure place, and leave it to settle two or three days. The latter circumstance at last roused their suspicions, and as soon as he was gone they bored the casks, and found thm to con tain water only. On examination, a small tin mug was found closely fastened to the inside of each cask, with cloth at the turned up edges, nailed with minute nails, and well puttied, which kept a small quantity of good brandy quite clear and unadulter ated by the surrounding water, and he had bored the cask exactly oposite to the mug. A pursuit was im mediately made after him, but without success, and he has not since been seen at Sandwich. We have received the-following letter from Bre. 7 men. It is not of a recent date. " BREMEN, Nov. e.—The trade in this and other cities has been for a long" time very bad, and the dif ficulties have been daily increasing upon us. Since the peace between Austria and France, no expec tations can be indulged that any intereourse, what ever can be carried on. " Troops are marching from the interior to the cities once incorporated on the Hanseatic league, and . upon them the burden must fall mast heavily. The garrisons are not only invested with military powers,. but civil authority is confided to them, so that, in the sacrifice of our ancient institutions, favourable to commerce; a, complete stop will be put to our trade, which has been lately so much reduced. " The entire ruin of these towns roust be pe in evitable-consequence of the present system, and the oldest houses of tl►e largest property, and must esta blished - credit, refuse to enter into any specu lations of a smuggling nature, and .are now con stinting the profits of their former exertions. , -- These cannot last them long, and in a few ye:w;, unless some essential alteration shall take tho•e who were the richest, will kIC come the pooreit of Q . ,.r citizens." NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Argus, with a convoy to the Eastward. Also sailed the Spanish brig Fasqueta, Josef Mement' Master; the Glasgow, Merlin ; the .ship Neverthorpo, Ma— rinam ; the Lord Cochrane, Bedford ; Traveller,. Duck ; Caledonia, Brag; and lane, Slater, for the River ; the Susan, Gordon; lane, Harrison ; Effort, Thomas; Hobson, Han ford ; Nathaniel, Brown ; Clara, Nadcn ; Betsey, Melvin ; Ann, Laing ; john arid Sisters, Hedley ; Endeavour, Tur ner ; Two Sisters, Brown ; Drake, Dunn; and Sirius, Dob son ; for Sunderland. His Majesty's cutter Britannia, latey arrived from the Mediterranean, was this morning released from quarantine. Came down the harbour, and anchored-in Caw sand bay, his Majesty's ships Valiant and Crocus. , Saihod to the Eastward, several transports, with troops on board from Lisbon, last from Cork. Passed up Channel this morning, his Majesty's ship Coqfiance, of 18 guns, Captain YEO, with a fleet, consisting of eight sail, from the Brazils; among which are the Dawn trinsport, with Captain Ross, late of his Majesty's ship Agamemnon, of 64 guns, wrecked in the Rivet La Plata, and part of her officers and crew ; the Admiral Gambier, from New South Wabas, and Rio Janeiro ; and the Duke of Kent. Arri'ved the Margaret, of Dartmouth, G►RDNE mastetc from Prince Edward's Island, laden with timber, bound to this port : on the 23d Oaober she f-. 11 in with and was captured by the French schooner privateer Decide, who had previously captured eight English vessels ; and having all their crews on board. . The Margaret was given up to them, after taking from her cargo three small spars, when she Ails permitted to proceed on her voyage : . the men were all landed at Beeritaven. Arrived his. Majesty's ship Plover, Capt. BROWN, from a cruize ; the American brig Eliza, from Bos ton, laden with sugar and cotton, bound to Tonnin , gen, was captured on the 10tH inst. by the Juno French privateer, which vessel took out six of her crew, and was re-captured on the 13th, in lat. 13. 48. long. 8. 38. by his M.tjesy's ship, Plover, which latter vessel spoke a few dayp since, the Lord Dupplin, belonging to Waterford ; the schooner Lord Cock. rane, BEDFORD, from Madeira; and a Portuguese Nig from Ireland, laden with provisions, bOund to Lis boa, re-captured by his Majesty's ship I Viemen, 38 guns, Capt. Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Bart. she, ha% ing been captured by a French privateer; the , Portuguese brig, and Lord Cochrane' are both arrived here. FALmouTti, Nov. 24.—Sailed the Carteret packet for the Brazils. DEAL, Nov. 23.—Came down a fleet from the River. Sailed the Cockatrice, for North Yarmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Nov . 23.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Repulse. His 'Majesty's ship Viaarious put back for the Black Sea. • Sailed the Daphne for a cruize. The Alphea got under way with her convoy for the Downs, but again brought up. The Port Mahon takes convoy to Flushing, Went out of harbour, his Majesty'. shii) Chal lenger; the ship James, T. BROWN, to London; and the brig Providence, J. Emus, to Liendon. Arrived in the harbour, the sloop William and Mary,W .PANENT, from Guernsey, to Portsmouth; Robert and George, R. BEMAN, from Cork to ditto. COWES, Nov. 24.—Last evening arrived here, the Dawn transport, No. 355, C. A. GOULD master, from the Brazils, out thirteen weeks, with a cargo of rice for Government account. She has also on board ninety men, part of the crew belonging to his Majesty's ship Agamemnon, that was lost lately near the Ri+er Plate. Also arrived here, from London, a large West Indianian, called the Friendship, Captain MIDDLE-; TON, bound for the West Indies. P. S. The Dawn transport left off the back of the island a large fleet from the Brazils. ' A Portuguese ship fitted out for the African trade, has been seized in the River, as an infraction of the Law for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. It was under the care of a Portuguese House, by which it is alleged, that the vessel so prepared for that com merce was the property of the masterand supercargo, who are both subje&s of the Queen of • Portugal.— The matter will probably be decided in the Court of Admiralty after the Christmas RecesS ; and we trust that no evasion of the 'positive law of the laud will be suffered by any pretence whatever. Orders have been sent to the Port-Admiral at Ply mouth to send to sea every ship of force tit for aaual service. They are destined to cruize in different points along the French coast, with a, view of pick ing up the straggling ships that might ,have escaped ficiin Lord COLLINGWOOD, and run for their own ports in various direetions. The Somersetshire regiment cif Militia have gone on board the prison and convalescent .ships in Ha 'none, to - do duty as marines, in lieu of the_ West :Essex regiment. The Chesii4e e;itnent of Militia hate marched into Frankfort Baridcks ; they are a very tine athletic body of men. The Hetelordsqire yegiment have occu,.ted their quater at Liverpool. SPJAISH - Pil PERS. SEVILLE, Our. 31.—The enemy are abandoning Rioja ; at present there are in that province more than .t:20,000 men ready to take up arms, and a di vision of 2300 men and 250 horse prepared. The same is the case in Navarre. There are scarcely any French remaining, as they have all drawn off to Madrid, in order to unite all their forces to op pose the progress of the armies of La Mancha, Estra madura, and Castile ; but in the mean time the Navarrese are organizing themselves, and becoming soldiers. The insurrection in Gallicia is of a new. kind ; the want of muskets is supplied by any other. arms, and the whole province, - which has risen in mass, is now armed, and a part of this force is in motion towards Castile. It appears that a division of the enemy of 5000 men has left Toledo to rein force the army of Castile, and frustrate the opera tions of the formidable Spanish troops under the command of the Duke del Parque and Senor Belles teros, who, it is very probable, have already enter-•. ed Salamanca. Trains •of artillery continue to be sent to the army of La Carolina, which army is pro vided with every thing necessary; and considerably reinforced. P. S. We have just learned that a division of the army of the Duke del Parque has taken in the neigh bourhood of that city, a consid era bl e 'convoy de,ein ed for that city, and many carriages intedded to carry away the sick. The Political and Military Courier of Cordole has the following article, dated Santa Cruz de Mude l3, Ocf. 19 - " On the - 16th, the Genei ale was beat at Mania.. naves, information haviitg been received that the enemy intended an attack by Vaidepenas and Moral. The second squadron of the free chasseurs of Cas tile, supported by another of the dragoons of .Gre nada, and 100 men of those of Spain, tooluthe road to Valdepenas 'to oppose the enemy, wnite the first squa..lion tack that to Moial. On the former side, the ene.ny was soon repulsed, as he was not in much forte ;. hot on the s3cle- of Valdepe nas, our troops found it advisable' to retreat, the enemy having been reinforced by 500 horse, a can , . non, and a howitzer. The French had 60 men killed, and four officers. ,Our loss was only 10 (Mas seurs, and 13 horses. SEVILLE, OCT. 29.—0 n the 14th inst. the ene- , my concentrated all his forces in Toledo. The Spa nish division of Estramadura has'its head-quarters at Deleytosa ; those of Marshal Beresford are at Castel Banco. The English army, which occupies the pe sitions of Montego, Puebla, Talavera, and Badajos, is daily reinforced by troops which arrive from Por• tugal. The divisions of Ney and Mortier hayQ joined in the neighbourhood of Placentia. On the 14th, the Generale was beaten at Olet, for the march of all the troops, which was etfeded by the provincial grenadiers, the Swiss, and the re giment of Ferdinand VII. proceeding to St. Fag and Las Planas, to join the regiment of Amerca, and the cavalry of Granada ; and, on the 15th, General Blake, with the other Generals and all the tioops, even the convalescents, marched from Vich. these movements and prep.arations, which indicate general attack, ought to flatter us with •the - hope °! f the complete deteat of the enemy in that privel: Imlay, which, intelligence may be e xp e ct e d eV° , moment. An 'English squadron - of more than go , sa il is lA sight of Barcelona ; it is' supposed to be destined for the blockade of Toulon. It seems that an insuv rteion lately took place at Rome, the result of whi ch ,..hi Gar' dinals. the assassination of the french, and three ‘ - 'a r ' dinals. They write, under date of the I 4th'inst. from th ° vicinity of Gerona, that at midnight on the 131 h, a brisk tiring was heard from that place, which lasted three quarters of an hour. On the 14th, in the morning, some shots were heard from the side of Brunole, and afterwards from between Brunole and Santa Colotna. It appears that the savage besiegers have withdrawn their heavy artillery, and confined their operations against that place to a strict blockade. On the 19th inst. our army of Catalonia remained in the same positions. CADIZ, OCT. 31.—(Private Letter.) —Nothing decisive is yet known relative to the establishmear of the new Qovernment. BATH, Nov. 23. We have every reason to expea one of the most prosperous seasons that we have ever enjoyed. The town is filling again, and with the most elegant and fashionable visitors. Since the slight opposition to 7. CATALAN', which, to the credit of our city, was. quelled as toon as it broke firth, and excited general indignation, our .Theatre. has been the resort of fa•! - stiion, and the Dramatic Entertainments have' b e en received with great applause. ELLISTON has been with us, and acquitted himself ably in his chief cba racier, the Duke, in 71 Ile Honey Moon. It would,bei. injustice not.to add, that he was admirably.supported . by-Miss JAMESON, in Juliana, in which she displq-. ' ed truth, spirit, and expression. On Wednesdaf. night CATALAN' suns at the Roams to about 800 persons, for • the benefit of the General Dispensary. She was in excellent voice, and sung three of her best songs, in which she was kindly applauded, and encored. , She was received with the warmest ar plause,' and never exerted her great talents to,more advantage. She is engaged for three nights at 10 Bristol Concert.' A man named Hugh Johnson, at present residing in Comber, county of Down,has now living 21 sOnf and G daughters-22 of these are the children of one wife. He is a stout alive man, and goes frequently to market on foot. • CORN-EXCHANGI3.-- This day the supplies -nf Wheat -are again rather considerable, chiefly second and inferior, and this trade is named at little ti n t - Ails- , Lion ; Malt and Wince Peas, likewise ; Oidinary Bar'. ley, rat her cheaper ; very few Grey Peas, and those dearer ; new .Tick Beans, 365. 4) 425. Old, as tin der; Rape Seed, at less;- there are considerabl e supplies of Oats,. and inferior sam;.les are lower ; Flour on the Terms of our last quotation. . Wheat - 825 a 945 a to is I ick Beans sos a 5 6 1 Fine ditto - . t los a 114 s Oati -26 s a3O a 3 4 7 Rye . - - sos a ss, Poland ditto - 3 7 s a 4 0 : Harley . 48s a s s I i ntatoe ditto —41 s 2 1 141.11 r - 765 a Bis Rape, Seed . 481 a ,„ White Pease 7ss Fine Flour.. - gcs 'i s ". Grey ditto . 56s a 6.,s Seconds . B;s ' 9° ' Bows . . 62s a 675